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New build community/village hall

Works started on site in Sittingbourne only two months ago and we are delighted with the outcome to date!

The village hall will supply a core service to local residents. Landscaped areas will be used for outdoor activities and there will be ample parking for visitors.

The Kentish/Sussex Woodlands will provide locally sourced sweet chestnut cladding for the exterior elevations of the hall. Over time the cladding will take on a natural fawn/grey patina. These are hues and tones commonly seen in native woodlands and as such will pertain to place.

NEW BUILD VILLAGE/COMMUNITY HALL

Construction work has started on the new community hall in Sittingbourne and we are happy with the progress!

The village hall will supply a core service to local residents. Landscaped areas will be used for outdoor activities and there will be ample parking for visitors.

The Kentish/Sussex Woodlands will provide locally sourced sweet chestnut cladding for the exterior elevations of the hall. Over time the cladding will take on a natural fawn/grey patina. These are hues and tones commonly seen in native woodlands and as such will pertain to place.

BBM Vacancy

We are looking for a qualified architect with at least three years post RIBA Part-III experience. This will be to help deliver a wide range of projects in our expanding portfolio.

Candidates should demonstrate a high level of experience when managing the day-to-day running of assigned live construction projects. Whilst having a passion and commitment to contemporary low carbon design. We are looking for a person who is experienced in task delegation and happy to manage others with ease.

Experience with low energy design including PassivHaus and EnerPHit is preferred as well as a basic understanding of BIM.

After a break of two years, Lewes Eco open houses is back again to show off low energy sustainable homes and inspire visitors to follow their example! There is a really interesting selection of 12 houses and a community cinema, seven of which haven’t opened before and most of the remainder have added new features and enhancements.

The houses are mainly located in Lewes allowing visitors to travel easily from house to house. There are also several interesting houses close to one another in Plumpton demonstrating off grid technologies and Passivhaus.

Generally the opening times are between 13:00 and 17:00 pm although some may vary. Most of the houses are drop in, some require prior booking on the website above and the timetables do vary so it is best to check online first before you set off.

Click here to view and download the full brochure including the timetable for both weekends.

New-build house Lewes, East Sussex

Project profile update!

Leaf Yard is a new-build house situated in Lewes, East Sussex. The House occupies half of a recently divided residential plot and replaces part of an old stable block shared with a neighbouring property. The new house is arranged to with an upper and lower ground floor due to the change of level across the site.

The house is constructed with an airtight timber frame construction with an external leaf of brickwork. A double timber frame structure was used creating an insulated zone of 225mm inside of the brickwork finish, resulting in a super insulated building fabric with roof u-values of 0.10 // floor 0.11 // walls 0.14. The upper ground floor area features a super insulated floor construction with a polished screed finish, this combined with carefully considered large glazed openings allows for maximum passive solar gain and thermal mass heat storage. The new house also makes use of an MVHR system reclaiming energy from the extracted air of kitchen and wet room spaces to be re-used to heat bedroom and living spaces.

Please visit the projects section of the website for full details and photographs.